>To give this string some hockey content, I suspect
>that the trademark "Zamboni" would be very difficult
>to enforce, because it's so sloppily used.  Does
>anyone use the term "Ice Resurfacer"?  Not only has it
>become a generic name, but it's even used as a verb
>("Zamboni the ice") and as an adjective ("the Zamboni
>door").  It used to be that it didn't matter, because
>there was only one manufacturer, but now that there is
>another, I wonder if we'll start hearing of "Olympia
>Zambonis."

I'm pretty sure Lynah used to use a Roby Steamer Rinkmaster.

A few years ago, when I was first learning how to use inline skates, I
noticed that there's a sign in Cornell's parking garage that says "No
Rollerblades."  I was extremely tempted to skate through until a Cornell
Public Safety Officer tried to stop me, and then point out that I was
skating on a different brand of inline skates; they had only banned one
brand.  Something tells me it wouldn't have gone over too well.  :-{)}


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